Suspension of ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar: Keralam govt. denies allegations before CAT

The State government on Thursday informed the Ernakulam Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that the statements of the police officers concerned indicated that certain witness statements and case diary records in connection with the assault on Youth Congress workers in Alappuzha in 2023 by the security personnel of the then Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan were allegedly re-written under the pressure and influence of the then ADGP M.R. Ajith Kumar and his staff. The government submitted that the SIT report in this regard disclosed serious allegations concerning the alleged misuse of his official position and interference by the officer who was subsequently suspended from service.Suspension was an interim administrative measure to ensure that disciplinary proceedings were cond